Council fined after child injured at Discovery Museum – BBC News
“Newcastle City Council has been fined after a young girl was injured by an exhibit at one of its museums.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: personal injuries
Teen sues over playground accident blamed for personality disorder – Daily Telegraph
“A teenager is suing a council for £100,000 after claiming an accident in her school playground 11 years ago left her with a personality disorder which means she is unable to make friends.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Arctic cruise passengers to sue over glacier injuries – Daily Telegraph
“An Arctic cruise company is being sued by a senior banker and other passengers who were injured when chunks of glacier ice smashed onto the deck of their luxury liner.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd September 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Civil servant sues for £300,000 after falling off chair – Daily Telegraph
“A civil servant is suing his government department for £300,000 after he fell off a chair.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mesothelioma: Hospice wins landmark victory in asbestos cancer case – The Guardian
“Hospices that care for victims of a form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure hope to get help with treatment costs following a landmark court ruling.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Drake and another v Foster Wheeler Ltd – WLR Daily
Drake and another v Foster Wheeler Ltd [2010] EWHC 2004 (QB); [2010] WLR (D) 232
“Claims for hospice care were rare and were directly analogous to recoverable claims made by claimants from tortfeasor defendants for the recovery of compensation on behalf of relatives who had provided gratuitous care to the claimant in order to alleviate the consequences of tortiously inflicted injuries.”
WLR Daily, 19th August 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Firm fined after worker falls through roof
“A construction company was fined £8,000 today after a worker was left blind in one eye after he fell through a roof, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said.”
The Independent, 16th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Legal action launched over Godstone Farm E. coli twins – BBC News
“The Kent mother of twins who were ill with E. coli in an outbreak in Surrey last year is suing the petting farm where her children became infected.”
BBC News, 18th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Insurers’ new code may add insult to personal injury lawyers – The Guardian
“Personal injury lawyers and insurers are not the greatest of friends. Lawyers often see insurers as obstructive and just trying to weasel out of paying. Insurers see lawyers as equally obstructive and just trying to squeeze as much money as they can for themselves out of the compensation process.”
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The Guardian, 15th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What will the Legal Services Board do about referral fees? – Law Society’s Gazette
“Is the referral fee debate over? Two reports submitted recently to the Legal Services Board (LSB) would make one think that it is, even though the board itself has still to reach a final decision.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 14th June 2010
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Farm parents launch legal action – BBC News
“Lawyers representing 28 victims of last year’s E. coli outbreak at Godstone farm in Surrey are preparing to demand ‘substantial’ damages in a group legal action.”
BBC News, 11th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man injured in Wiltshire crash is awarded millions – BBC News
“A man who sustained extensive injuries in a road crash in Wiltshire has been awarded millions of pounds in damages.”
BBC News, 10th May 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Practical joke’ victim to receive payout – Daily Telegraph
“A man who was left brain damaged after an alleged pratical joke between middle-aged neighbours went wrong is set to receive a seven figure payout.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th April 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Shops ordered to pay £20m over ‘toxic sofas’ – BBC News
“A number of High Street chains has been ordered to pay up to £20m ($31m) to 2,000 people who received chemical burns from sofas.”
BBC News, 26th April 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brain-damaged prisoner awarded £4.7m – The Independent
“A prisoner who suffered catastrophic brain damage after he fell from an upper bunk bed during a seizure at London’s Brixton jail has been awarded a compensation package worth £4.7 million.”
The Independent, 14th April 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Car crash victim wins highest ever compensation payout – Daily Telegraph
“A passenger left paralysed after a crash has been awarded £11million compensation – the highest personal injury payout in British history.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge rejects ‘toxic sofa’ claims in burns injury cases – BBC News
“More than 300 people who suffered burns from a chemical used on Land of Leather sofas will not receive compensation, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 18th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Whiston v London Strategic Health Authority (successor body in law for the Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital) – WLR Daily
“A claimant bringing an action in negligence for personal injury out of time had constructive knowledge of the relevant facts for the purposes of s 14 of the Limitation Act 1980 if, considered objectively, he had the knowledge which he might reasonably have been expected to acquire having regard to all the circumstances of the case.”
WLR Daily, 8th March 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Justice for the Wounded: Better payouts for injured troops – Daily Telegraph
“Wounded troops are to be given increased compensation payments following an outcry over attempts by the Ministry of Defence to limit pay-outs.”
Daily Telgraph, 7th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Jackson report: PI claimant lawyers rue detrimental effect on access to justice – The Lawyer
“The personal injury (PI) claimant market has launched an all-out assault on Lord Justice Jackson’s report into civil legal costs, arguing that his proposals would actually impede access to justice.”
The Lawyer, 25th January 2010
Source: www.thelawyer.com
